Business Consultant Job Trends in the Midlands

Business Consultant
England > Midlands

The median Business Consultant salary in the Midlands is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 211 231 225
Rank change year-on-year +20 -6 +110
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Consultant 13 15 5
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.17% 0.24% 0.088%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% 0.25% 0.093%
Number of salaries quoted 13 10 5
10th Percentile £31,600 £36,150 £37,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £47,188 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -4.55% +22.22%
75th Percentile £100,000 £60,000 £72,500
90th Percentile - £83,750 £74,000
England median annual salary £80,000 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +45.45% -12.00% -3.85%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Midlands. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the Midlands with a recognized job title 7,094 6,010 5,385
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.69% 94.19% 94.36%
Number of salaries quoted 4,323 2,791 4,449
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £52,500 £49,750
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +5.53% -5.24%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,614 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%

Business Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Business Consultant' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Business Consultant job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Business Consultant
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Business Consultant job vacancies in the Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Business Consultant job vacancies in the Midlands

Business Consultant
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Consultant in the Midlands over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Consultant in the Midlands

Business Consultant
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Consultant within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
West Midlands +22 11 £85,000 +70.00% 4
East Midlands -10 2 £55,000 -8.33% 1
Business Consultant
England

Business Consultant Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Business Consultant job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Midlands region featuring Business Consultant in the job title.

1 4 (30.77%) Agile
1 4 (30.77%) Customer Service
1 4 (30.77%) Dynamics 365
1 4 (30.77%) Kanban
1 4 (30.77%) Microsoft
1 4 (30.77%) Project Management
1 4 (30.77%) Requirements Gathering
1 4 (30.77%) SDLC
2 2 (15.38%) Business Analysis
2 2 (15.38%) Data Analysis
2 2 (15.38%) Data Modelling
2 2 (15.38%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 2 (15.38%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (15.38%) ERP
2 2 (15.38%) Lean Software Development
2 2 (15.38%) Service Management
2 2 (15.38%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (15.38%) Time Management
3 1 (7.69%) Business Development
3 1 (7.69%) SaaS

Business Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Business Applications
1 2 (15.38%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 4 (30.77%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (7.69%) SaaS
General
1 2 (15.38%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (30.77%) Product Ownership
2 2 (15.38%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (30.77%) Agile
1 4 (30.77%) Customer Service
1 4 (30.77%) Kanban
1 4 (30.77%) Project Management
1 4 (30.77%) Requirements Gathering
1 4 (30.77%) SDLC
2 2 (15.38%) Business Analysis
2 2 (15.38%) Data Analysis
2 2 (15.38%) Data Modelling
2 2 (15.38%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 2 (15.38%) ERP
2 2 (15.38%) Lean Software Development
2 2 (15.38%) Service Management
2 2 (15.38%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (15.38%) Time Management
3 1 (7.69%) Business Development
Vendors
1 4 (30.77%) Microsoft